M4.0 earthquake 101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 101 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 9:47 PM HAST (07:47 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 51 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.102 · 26 stations
4.0	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 165.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pg93 (also filed as ak024gq42iid). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.